I’m sure they will keep hardware exorbitantly expensive for as long as possible to push ppl to the subscription model. I would love to run local models, but the cost of hardware versus performance is too high compare to cloud at this point in time. I might break even in 5-10 years, but the hardware may be out of date by then. I hope things will level out in a few years. And I agree the us gov will try to ban non-us models and hardware. They may even bail out the ai companies because they will be too big to fail. Also expect ai and robot companies to get massive military contracts.

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Once there is enough adoption, expect token costs to skyrocket and advertising enshitifaction to accelerate. We are still in the “first hit is free” stage of ai drug addiction.

A lot of that initial growth was supported through gov programs/taxpayer money. (https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/13/business/musk-trillionaire-government-tesla-spacex) Don’t worry, I’m sure the gov will bail him out in the future.

My point was to use all tools at your disposal. Revolutions can be waged on several fronts. I’ve always hated politics as do most people I know. But 50% voter turnout is partially to blame why it sucks so bad. We have a shitty government and we are to blame. Oh well, I tried nothing and it didn’t work…

If everyone thinks like that, then nothing can be done. The power is when many people act together. Giving up because you feel insignificant is what keeps oligarchs in power. They want you to feel small. One vote may seem small, but if everyone votes, then we can make a difference.

I know it can be incredibly frustrating. Only 50-ish to 60-ish percent turnout out most elections which is sad (https://ballotpedia.org/Voter_turnout_in_United_States_elections). You can also vote with your money. Be conscious about what you spend your money on or just spend less. Vote with your data (restrict access to it). Be anonymous. Delete online accounts or use fake information as much as possible. Don’t feed the machine. Vote with your actions. Protest and show support for what you believe in. Vote with your feelings. Don’t go for the rage bait and trolls. Block all that shit. Don’t let it drag you down. Free your mind. Vote with your morals. Help those in need. Be kind. And above all just survive. You can’t make a difference if you are dead.

Not voting is dumb. Might as well drown if you don’t.

Mosquito torture

And the stadium was likely built with taxpayer money.

Who do you have? I pay that much for just myself in FL marketplace (bronze plan, high deductible)

The money was originally from part of a 67 million settlement. A giant healthcare company stole a ton of money from Medicaid and got a slap on the wrist. Rather than use the settlement to pay for medical care for the poor, Republican governor diverted some to his wife’s religious charity. The charity then diverted the money to PACs used to kill a legalize marijuana amendment. Guess who was in charge of that PAC? It’s Florida’s current attorney general. A Florida judge ruled the funds were “misappropriated” but no one will be charged (big shocker). The Republicans are upset t grand jury stuff was leaked (the only crime).The swamp is deep in Florida. Grand jury finds taxpayer money ‘misappropriated’

Watched it for the first time recently. I thought Reacher was autistic because he seems so socially awkward and has a monotone, emotionless delivery of dialogue.

That thinkstation is now “starting at 5,849.00”. No matter how bad I want it, I can’t justify that cost. You can get nearly 6 years of Claude max for that amount. Maybe in 6 years the hardware cost will go down.

Delta has the worst customer service, at least in the Tampa airport. They were directly responsible for me missing an international flight and couldn’t care less, even talked about me with other staff right in front of me. It was beyond offensive and I think they enjoyed it. I will never fly Delta ever again.

In usa, satanists are more moral than these “Christians”.

Politics is all about money. They always need a reason to get more money. Doesn’t matter if it’s the winning party or the loosing party. Just keep funding the machine.

I wonder how many more billions were wasted in just the overhead of bureaucracy, lawyers, etc.

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Sustaining high demand and low supply for as long as possible is good for profits.